Eat Well Spend Less and Wellbeing Roadshow comes to South Ashford

If you need extra support as a result of the cost of living then come along to our Eat Well Spend Less (EWSL) and Wellbeing roadshow on Wednesday 12 March from 10am to 2pm at St Francis Church, Cryol Road, TN23 5AS.

The event brings together a range of partner organisations including frontline NHS staff and Ashford Borough Council officers, outreach organisations and charities, in one easy-to-access place.

Our EWSL roadshows are being delivered this year to provide our community with resources, support, opportunities and to empower residents to become more resilient.

Residents will be able to receive information from many different services and it could also provide the perfect opportunity for you to get a free health check or find out more about the offer of the One You Shop in Ashford.

Anyone who attends will be able to benefit from guidance on shopping, preparation and cooking healthy, nutritious meals. There will also be Information on where and how to access local food banks along with community venues who offer free, pay as you feel or very reasonably priced meals in a social setting. Residents will also be given recipe bags with all ingredients to make a recipe along with instructions. 

What else is available on the day, at a glance

• Fare Share Kent Family Food Bank - food items and fruit and vegetables
• The Hygiene Bank provided hygiene items
• Ashford Borough Council - Tenancy Engagement Officer advice and housing help
• Cenergist - information and advice
• NHS Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust on the health bus - offering free health check & MOT’S.  Advice and pathways into One You Services including information on the extensive offer at the One You Shop, Park Mall, Ashford
• Immunisation Service Public Health and Prevention, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust – advice and guidance leaflets
• Food Friends – volunteer food sharing programme in Ashford  
• Family Hub (previously children and youth centre) – information, advice, and support
• Hi Kent – sound support for people living with hearing loss – information and advice on all aspects of hearing loss from getting an aid, coping with tinnitus, to hearing the television, lip-reading an all issues in between
• Ashford Volunteer Centre – Community Connector – advice and information
• Wave Community Bank – information and advice
• Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - oral health advice and guidance
• Metro Kent Young People Sexual Health - information and advice
• Mind and Body at We Are with You in Kent – young people mental health information and advice on their offer 
• Amber Foundation Kent – Support for young adults 18-30 facing complex problems and offer homeless support to transform lives
• Headway Kent – Support for brain injury survivors, their families, and carers
• Kent County Council Adult Social Care and Health – information and advice on offer
• Ashford Mediation Service - advice and information on this free service to Ashford residents 
• Ashford Borough Citizen Advice - information and advice on their extensive offer
• MacMillan Crossroads - provide volunteers to support people living with cancer across Kent in several ways; from companionship to transport to their healthcare appointments. In addition, they can support with accessing grants to help with the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis
• Neighbourhood Watch Ashford District – information and advice 
• National Energy Action – free energy advice
• Bluebird Care Ashford – information and advice
• Social Enterprise Kent (SEK) – information and resources for Energy Saving project supporting people to stay warm and well while managing their bills, and their Cancer Smart project which raises awareness of most common cancers and screenings for earlier diagnosis and/or prevention
• Amber Foundation Kent – Support for young adults 18-30 facing complex problems and offer homeless support to transform lives
• Age UK – Dementia and Wellbeing Teams – information and advice
• Age UK - Personal Independence Coordinator covering the Ashford area – information and advice
• NRS Health Kent, Community Equipment Services - advice and information on this KCC funded service
• Connect Well East Kent - Community Navigator - advice and information
• South East Water - advice on saving water and cost
• Green Doctors - help and advice on saving costs / bill paying
• Department for Works and Pension / Job Centre - advice and information on their extensive offer
• Bright City Church - Food Bank, Vinnie's Diner and Lite Bites lunch and chat
• East Kent College - information on outreach programmes promoting courses offering support in in employment and upskilling
• Home Start Ashford - Information and advice on their offer to families
• Kent & Medway Recovery & Wellbeing College – information and advice